Thousands of stimulus checks sent to wrong banks by mistake

For thousands or people, their stimulus checks accidentally went to the person who did their taxes.

Fox 4 explains how it happened.

RIGHT NOW YOU’RE TAKING A LIVELOOK AT....(DESCRIBE WEATHER)CALLS AND EMAILS CONTINUE TOPOUR INTO OUR FOX 4 NEWSROOM,WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR STIMULUSCHECKS.MANY RECEIVED THEIRS YESTERDAY.BUT WE’RE LEARNING THOSE WHODIDN’T, MAY HAVE THE I-R-S TOBLAME.JESSICA ALPERN EXPLAINS.WE’RE TALKING ABOUT *THOUSANDSOF PEOPLE...WHOSE STIMULUS CHECKS WENT TOTHE PERSON WHO DID THEIR TAXES.VO:HERE’S HOW IT HAPPENED...IF YOU CHOSE TO HAVE YOUR TAXPREPARER TAKE THEIR FEE OUT OFREFUND WHEN YOU DID YOUR TAXESTHIS YEAR, THE I-R-S SENT YOURSTIMULUS MONEY TO THE BANK THATYOUR TAX PREPARER PARTNERS WITH.FOX 4 SPOKE WITH A LOCAL TAXPREPARER WHO SAYS THEY DON’THAVE ACCESS TO THAT MONEY...BUTTHE BANK DOES.SHE TELLS US SHE’S RECEIVED*DEATH THREATS* AS A RESULT OFTHE MIX-UP.AS OF LAST NIGHT -- THE IRS ISASKING THE BANKS TO SEND THEMONEY BACK.SOTVO: ((Rosemarie Fletcher//TaxPreparer))"It’s unsettling because the IRSinformed us a little bit more ofwhat was going to take placethat way we could have betterinformed our clients."SHE ADDS THAT TAX PREPARERS AREWAITING ON MORE INFORMATION FROMTHE I-R-S TO F